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Sponge sanding discs and rotary tool

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Hey guys. I wanted to share a new sanding tool I found. They are adhesive backed sanding dots with a mandrel for a rotary tool. They are from Dspiae. You get 96 dots per grit. The set comes with 400, 600, 800 and 1000 grit dots. I save a bunch of money by purchasing an off brand battery powered rotary pen that charges with a USB-C cord. The mandrel is held in with a set screw. I used it for the first time today to remove the injector pin marks in the inside of the Case tractor fenders.

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No thanks, I'll order direct from Dspiae, they got a couple of other things I'd like to get and also I need to hunt around for the diagonal cutter I got from them a while back.
 
moon puppy said:
I need to hunt around for the diagonal cutter I got from them a while back.
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That Godhand cutter is still considered the best of all flush single blade cutters... Godly expensive though. I keep reaching for the far more affordable Pro Zetsu Nipper from Zoukei-Mura:
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Don Barry converted an electric toothbrush to use small discs of sanding sponge/paper. He used it on everything but his figures and busts.
It didn't come home with us.
 
The tool her is £32 from the local model shop or £19 from ali express but neither comer with sanding dots.
 
You know those steel and hard brass wires that nick your side cutters? I was in Hobby Lobby looking around for some small knobs (never found what I was looking for) In the beading area I found some CARBIDE cutters made for cutting steel wire. They were $10 so I grabbed them. You can tell the cutting edges are different as the metal there is different from the handles. Yeah the work much better on steel wire.
 
How do the carbide cutters work on plastic? Tool Tip: I have grinding disks for my Dremel. I use those to sharpen the nippers/cutters. I need new cutters not because they are dull, but because there is not a lot left to sharpen. My lawn mower blades have the same problem.
 
I have some nice tight sharpened nippers that I use for plastic. They were intended for cutting electronic part leads and soft copper wire. I end up with steel and hard brass wire that buggers up the edges on them so the carbide ones were something I needed and didn't know I did.
 
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A disturbance in The Force caused me to order new mower blades while Teresa was riding about in the sunshine, enjoying herself.
I joke that every time she mows, the lil' tractor wants more new parts. Not much left to sharpen here!
 
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